a great number of people or things coming together. (n)
extra large. (adj)
Radical
:
氵
Strokes
:
10
Traditional
:
海
Usage
:
45.4%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
海洋
hǎi yáng
:
ocean
2.
海岸
hǎi àn
:
coast; seashore
3.
海水
hǎi shuǐ
:
seawater; brine
4.
海鲜
hǎi xiān
:
seafood
5.
海边
hǎi biān
:
the seaside
6.
海滩
hǎi tān
:
seabeach; beach
7.
海军
hǎi jūn
:
the navy
8.
大海
dà hǎi
:
sea and ocean
9.
人山人海
rén shān rén hǎi
:
a sea of people
Sentences:
1. The ship made slow progress through the sea.
chuán
zhī
zài
dà
hǎi
zhōng
huǎn
màn
qián
jìn
。
船
只
在
大
海
中
缓
慢
前
进
。
船只
:
shipping; vessels
在
:
at
大海
:
sea, ocean
中
:
in the middle
缓慢
:
slow, slowly
前进
:
progress
2. The sea is now calm.
hǎi
làng
jìng
xià
lái
le
。
海
浪
静
下
来
了
。
海浪
:
An ocean or sea wave.
静
:
quiet, calm
下来
:
used after a verb, expressing completion or finality of an action
了
:
(particle) used after an action that has taken place
3. People say that several hundred years ago this was all ocean.
chuán
shuō
jǐ
bǎi
nián
qián
，
zhè
lǐ
shì
yí
piàn
hǎi
。
传
说
几
百
年
前
，
这
里
是
一
片
海
。
传说
:
legend; it is said; they say
几
:
several
百
:
hundred
年
:
year
前
:
before
这里
:
here
是
:
is
一
:
one
片
:
measure word
海
:
sea
4. The sports ground is crowded with people.
yùn
dòng
chǎng
shàng
rén
shān
rén
hǎi
。
运
动
场
上
人
山
人
海
。
运动
:
sports
场
:
ground, field
上
:
on
人山人海
:
a sea of people
3 thoughts on “海”
In sentence 1, shipping vessel pinyin should be Chuan2 instead of Huan. I am very sure, it is typo. For independent learners, your web site is a great place to improve learning Chinese. Keep up good work.
In sentence 1, shipping vessel pinyin should be Chuan2 instead of Huan. I am very sure, it is typo. For independent learners, your web site is a great place to improve learning Chinese. Keep up good work.
Hi larry,
Thanks for pointing out the error. I have corrected it.